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Nettie has been doing missionary work in Africa. She talks about the jungle and her teachings. She mainly taught English and the Bible. There's a ritual to bind to children to marriage by making small cuts on their faces. Celie is thinking about this when she's shaving Mr. ____. She's about to slit his throat but Shug stops her.

Nettie writes how the white man came through the village to build a road. They tore straight through everything and all of the villagers had to leave. Olivia (Celie's daughter) dies of fever.

One night at a family dinner, Celie's had the last straw. Sofia has been set free and is there also. Celie cusses out Mr. ____. He says she's nothing and she almost kills him with a knife. When she's getting in the car, Mr._____ tries to beat Celie. But she stops him and tells him off. She leaves with Squeak, Shug, and Grady.